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02-18-2013, 01:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: .
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|  "The Clod-Hopper"
This is my first build thread and first time messing around with styrene I've have always been hesitant to try but after watching the guys build such incredible stuff here I couldn't resist. The plan for this is to do the body and build a flat bed, bumpers and sliders out of tubing, then put it on my existing chassis and running gear that has already been recycled more than once. Since the frame rails already have so many holes I'm planning to braze right to it this time. Here goes... This is the body the day the mailman dropped it off on the porch, was originally going to keep it whole but then after looking at it for a while decided to cut it up    |
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02-18-2013, 02:02 PM
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Here are some of the post saw shots and the cab back fill in. So far it looks a lot like recently finished truggy but it'll be different.      |
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02-18-2013, 02:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: hemet
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nice start Hopper. Did disconnecting and reconnecting your saw blade get old? It looks like it was worth it though.
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02-18-2013, 02:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: high desert CA.
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looking good dude
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02-18-2013, 04:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: murrieta
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Nice work there hopper....
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02-19-2013, 01:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Outside DC
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You've obviously done your homework. Great job on the jump in and work on the cab back styrene. Keep it up, and post up with progress!  |
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02-20-2013, 08:50 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: murrieta
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Dang no new updates yet, this thread is just as slow as my vw build and my sas.
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02-20-2013, 09:49 PM
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02-21-2013, 03:54 PM
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 Bobby, heck no it's still just sitting there, thinking of making a lamp out of it.
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02-21-2013, 06:50 PM
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I'll have some tonight I hope. I've spent the last two evenings figuring out what's wrong with and fixing the furnace  Thanks to Google & Youtube I was able to find out it was a fan control switch Only $70.00 at Preferred Appliance Parts in town, and works like new |
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02-21-2013, 07:49 PM
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Used the heat gun and moved the fenders in. Glued em up, they fit up pretty good then cut the grill down. Gonna try to do the type of insert with the wide bar in the middle & Chevy emblem. We'll see, may end up using some aluminum screen if it ends up being too much trouble. Any ideas or pointers feel free to post 'em.     |
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02-21-2013, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: high desert CA.
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lookin good
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02-21-2013, 08:22 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: murrieta
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Love your new tube bender, that's looking very good there brother.
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02-21-2013, 08:43 PM
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It works great on tubing, nice tight bends without any kinks | |
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02-21-2013, 10:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: SD
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Wow hopper, for a first timer with styrene your work looks super clean......at the rate your going you shouldn't have any trouble fabing that center piece of the grill. Rpp has a silverado emblem kit that includes a bowtie emblem to finish of your masterpiece. I'll be watching
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02-22-2013, 05:58 AM
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Wow hopper, those seams closed up flawlessly. Can't tell what is a molded body line and where you glued it.
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02-22-2013, 08:29 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: murrieta
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You know what, your work looks better then the work I paid for on my body. Looks like your the new club body man.
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02-22-2013, 05:42 PM
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Thanks a bunch guys! I'm sure there's a better or easier way but I cut the hood open with a fine tooth hacksaw blade right next to the joints and then sanded the excess off so the joint was right up against the new part of the hood. I didn't know RPP had that Chevy stuff I was wondering where to get it, that will be perfect, thanks for the heads up. Tonight's gonna be get the Honcho ready for G6 night.
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02-22-2013, 05:43 PM
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02-24-2013, 08:22 PM
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Still working on the body but have some ideas about the chassis. Decided to do a hood scoop and got started on the grill. This stuff is a lot easier than I thought, just gotta learn to go a little easier on the cement. Less is definitely more        |
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